Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-09
GAINESVILLE.

Last Friday evening the annual banquet was
rendered the graduating class by the Alumni
Association. About one hundred guests were
present, including the board of education and
their wives, ministers and wives, teachers,
visitors, class of 1887, and members of the
Alumni. 1t was perfect success throughout,
being the finest and most pleasant affair ever
held in GAINESVILLE. The class prophecy by
Miss Clara Adams was exceptionally good, as
was also Mr.. W. R. Malone's response to the
toast, .Our Teachers The rest of the literary
program was much above the ordinary.
The fourth quarterly meeting of this confer
enca year was held at the NJ E ehnpah, -SstnE-
day and Sunday, communion services being
held Sabbath morning. This is the last COM
munion service here of the present pastor, Rev.
S. L. Binkley, as this is his third year here.
Rev. L. Paine preached at the evening service.
Strawberries are booming, but ii is feared if
the weather continues much longer it will
materially injure the fruit, as SO much damp
ness renders berries unfit for shipment. Very
fair berries are selling ON the streets for seven
and eight cents per quart, while fancy berries
bring from twenty to thirty-five cents. The
highest prices obtained on shipments were $40
and $l1 per bushel, the average price so far
being about Sc. Two carloads were shipped
west Monday morning.
John Heizer, a twelve year-old boy, while
playing with a cartridge last Thursday, explod-
ed it, tearing the tips of the fingers of his left
hand and burning himself about the face. His
injuries are not very serious, however.
The Arthur Love Comedy Co. shows here on
Wednesday evening in the 'Hoosier Doctor
1t is too late in the season for anything but
circus, and the company will probably have
poor house.
On june 13 the Barnesville Lodge, 1. o. o.
F., will didicate their new hall; that day will
also be the 26th anniversary of the lodge here.
Grand Master j. Rufus Mills will dedicate the
hall, and Grand Senior Warden Henry E. Frost
will deliver the address. The procession will
form at II O'Clock, and big time is look for
ward to.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Rodgers entertained
about fifteen couple of their young friends Mon
day evening in very happy manner. Prof.
l. N. Vail, of this place, has been invited to
deliver an address at Findlay jubilee, and has
accepted. Prof. Wallis geological theory is one
of the most interesting, original and plausible
ever brought forward, and will give every one
who hears it much material for thought
Miss Essie Collins, of Columbus, who has been
visiting here fer the past week, returned home
Wednesday. Mr.. W. R. Malone is spending
this week in Columbus Mrs. Kate Gladding
is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Kelion Hager,
of this place . Miss Lille Shepherd, of st.
Clairsville, and Mrs. Chas. Chapel, Of Bellsire,
are the guests of Mrs. Mary King Mr.. Geo.
Shipley is visiting his parents at Holidays
Cove, W. Va. Miss Ida Grove, Of Bellaire,
returned home Monday from weeks visit with
Miss Allie Lewis. Miss Jennie Gibson, of
Tifin, whs has been spending few weeks with
Miss Kate Bradfeid, of this place, returned
house Tuesday. A party of our young people
took a pleasant drive to Fairview Sunday and
returned in the rain. LEMUEL.